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You don't win championships by just being normal, by just being average.

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Bill Walton
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 5
Basketball Player
La Mesa
California
William Theodore Walton
William Theodore Walton III
Sports
Winning
Championships
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[Music is] so inspirational in terms of making me want to become better.
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Tim Duncan's foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year's playoffs. That's not the kind of injury that gets better over time playing NBA basketball.
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There is absolutely no way the best team in the NCAA could even dream of beating the worst team in the NBA? You're talking about men vs. boys.
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The medical device tags that are being used [in the USA] are a terrible mistake. Why are we taxing people for trying to save lives and trying to make lives better, make peoples lives healthier? Those taxes should be placed on alcohol, tobacco, junk food, guns. Those are all the things that destroy health.
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The passions I have in my life are my family, music, books, I'm an avid plant collector, and I love to ride my bike.
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My bike is my gym, my wheelchair and my church all in one. I'd like to ride my bike all day long but I've got this thing called a job that keeps getting in the way.
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When everybody thinks alike, nobody thinks.
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I grew up in a classical music household. My dad is a phenomenal musician who can play any and all instruments, can sight read, can play by ear.
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A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.
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I'm a lifelong stutterer.
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Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.
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Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.
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I don't sleep much. I'm on the go. My mind is racing. My wife says my mind is like the rolling dials on a slot machine. So, yeah, I think about everything.
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Success at the highest level comes down to one question: Can you decide that your happiness can come from someone else's success?
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Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old.
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If the UCLA teams of the late 1960s and early 1970s were subjected to the kind of scrutiny (other schools) have been, UCLA would probably have to forfeit about eight national championships and be on probation for the next 100 years.
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I love to play music. I'm terrible at it, but I love learning about it .
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I've had 36 orthopedic operations, have two fused ankles, my knees, hands and wrists don't work, I now have a fused spine, other than that, everything is great.
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Health is a function of three things. 1. Luck 2. Genetics and 3. Choices in your lifestyle.
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Doug Christie, what skill, what strenght, what power, what quickness. The visionof Magic Johnson, the athletisicm of Michael Jordan, the toughness of larry Bird. Dough Christie has it all
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